The backpacks were handed out at the recent International Student Orientation on campus. In the fall, EIU officials said more than 800 international students from about 60 countries were enrolled.
After Eastern President Jay Gatrell was elected, the provost position has technically been vacant, but Ryan Hendrickson has been holding the interim position for the last seven months. Hendrickson is one of four candidates looking to officially fill the provost position, interviewing in an open interview for the position last Thursday. He has been working.
Highlights of this spring’s 10th-day enrollment report include a 4 percent increase in international students to 795 and a 5.6 percent increase in high-school dual credit students to 2,895.
Eastern has received new grants to improve academic life for students and faculty, said President Jay Gatrell at the 2024 spring update Wednesday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center at 8:30 a.m. One of the grants received will help with the advancement of the science building, which has been in the works for years. Eastern.
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Eastern Illinois University has released its 10-day enrollment figures, and despite a small decrease in enrollment, officials remain optimistic for the future, describing the decrease as ‘negligible.’ According to officials, 8,688 total students are enrolled at EIU for Spring 2024 which is a 0.7% decrease from the Spring 2023 semester. “Enrollment […]